Oracle Application Server 10 g is the name of the most recent major version of the Oracle Application Server family of products. These products all share common source code. The family includes the following packages:
Oracle focuses development around a single source-code model for all its products, including Oracle Application Server. The Oracle Application Server releases are available today on Windows, RedHat and SuSE Linux, and on Unix platforms such as HP Compaq Tru64, HP/UX, IBM AIX, and Sun Solaris. Because features are consistent across platforms for implementations of Oracle Application Server, companies can migrate easily to various hardware vendors and operating systems while leveraging their investments in Oracle technology. This development strategy also enables Oracle to focus on implementing new features only once in its product set, instead of having to add functionality at different times to different implementations. Oracle Application Server 10 g includes a web listener based on the popular Apache Web Server distribution. It also includes support for Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) containers and a JavaServer Pages (JSP) translator, as well as business logic and data access technologies. Business logic may be enabled through JavaBeans and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs). Data access technologies may include Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC), SQLJ, EJBs, and J2EE resource adapters. Finally, Oracle Application Server also provides the infrastructure needed for developing, deploying, and managing Web Services. Every Oracle Application Server edition also includes Oracle Enterprise Manager 10 g Application Server Control, a tool used for configuring and managing each server. Another tool, Oracle Enterprise Manager 10 g Grid Control, is used to manage multiple Oracle Application Servers and can provide a single point of access to each Application Server Control installed with multiple servers. The Grid Control software is installed from a separate Grid Control CD. The following sections briefly describe each Oracle Application Server edition. At this point, we won't attempt to explain the features mentioned here. You will find more detailed information in Section 1.3. 1.2.1 Oracle Application Server Java EditionOracle Application Server Java Edition is a specific Oracle Application Server package created by Oracle for developers of Java-based software who aren't interested in the deployment features available in other Oracle Application Server editions. The Java Edition bundle includes the following:
This edition is the least expensive version of Oracle Application Server. 1.2.2 Oracle Application Server Standard EditionIn terms of functionality and pricing, Oracle Application Server Standard Edition is packaged to compete in the entry-level category for application servers. The Standard Edition adds the following components to features previously noted for the Java Edition:
A restricted-use Oracle Internet Directory is provided in the Standard Edition to enable OracleAS Single Sign-On. 1.2.3 Oracle Application Server Enterprise EditionOracle Application Server Enterprise Edition is aimed at larger-scale implementations that require additional features. Enterprise Edition adds the following features to those available in the Java Edition and the Standard Edition:
Before Oracle Application Server 10 g , OracleAS Personalization and OracleAS Wireless, described next , were available only as options.
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